Saturday, November 24, 2007

Keep Moving Forward

A few days ago while buying some DVDs, I was given a choice of either The Simpsons or The Robinsons, as I only have one quota left. The Simpsons was very much the simpsons, silly, funny at times and of course Bart getting naked. The Robinsons was Disney and very likely to be family oriented and safe.

Probably expecting nothing out of The Simpsons, I decided to go for the Robinsons. And I didn't realise that it was such a sad touching animation given the fact we had so many animations about animals, monsters or superheros that Meet The Robinsons, though touch based on futuristic theme but was in fact quite down to earth as well.

Coming from a market research point of view, the target audience for this movie should be family with children aged 8-14 years old or adults looking for a feel good movie. I will definitely get my nephew to watch this when he's a bit older as he's too young to understand the underlying message of the movie.

Basically, the story of MTR is about an orphan giving up hope of being adopted after failing for 150 or so times, and wished to find his real mother, perhaps she will want him back now. One thing lead to another that the movie then bring out the fun aspects of introducing time travelling, bringing Lewis, the key character into the future and meet with a very optimistic and funny antics family, the Robinsons.

Being a Disney movie, one will quickly learn that the Robinsons is Lewis future family. And their optimism is very much the influence of Lewis himself, the motto of 'Keep Moving Forward'. And it was this subject that led to a very touching ending. Yes, it's a happy ending but one that will bring tears out of you. A few touching moments include: Adult Lewis meeting young Lewis and adult Lewis showed young Lewis his office, Young Lewis saw his real mother and of course Baby Lewis, Young Lewis saying goodbye to his future son (which they had became good friends) and of course, Lewis finally meeting the current timeline Robinsons followed by Rob Thomas' Little Wonder. Really kicking in.

Or perhaps it was where i am at the moment that really bring those tears out. If aspirin is the remedy for headache, perhaps this movie is the remedy to my previous post on Iraq. Anyway, i'm leaving you with the lyrics to Little Wonder.

Let it go; Let it roll right off your shoulderDon't you know; The hardest part is overLet it in; Let your clarity define youIn the end; You will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made; In these small hoursThese little wonders; These twists and turns of fateTime falls away, But these small hoursThese small hours Still remain

Let it slide; Let your troubles fall behind youLet it shine, Till you feel it all around youAnd I don't mind; If it's me you need to turn toWe'll get by; It's the heart that really matters in the end

All of my regret; Will wash away somehowBut I cannot forget; the way I feel right now

In these small hours; These little wondersThese twists and turns of fateYeah, these twisted turns of fateTime falls away; Yeah, but these small hours,These small hoursStill remain

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It is the backdrop against which all decisions are made. Both miniscule and monumental. Deliberate and debated. Yet as time advances unabated, we begin to realize that with each decision we make, those decisions are indeed what make us. – The New York Times